My options with clothing dye transfer onto new couch

ScorpiondeRooftrouser

sa2ayr wrote: »

Thanks for the replies. I understand the jeans are the cause of the issue, however surely that's a risk for every item of fabric. I dont think twice about sitting down on someone's sofa with my dark work trousers for example. My folks also had a cream couch for 20 odd years whilst I grew up and it never was a problem.
My issue is that I shouldnt have vet everyone before they sit on the couch, as to whether theyve washed their clothes a few times or not.
If thats the case, then im not sure how a light coloured couch is ever sold and i've wasted my money.

There was no reaction between the couch and the jeans, the jeans were going to leak dye onto anything they touched. As he stayed on the couch for hours, they leaked a lot. As it is light in colour, it showed up more.

What do you think the couch manufacturer could have done to prevent this? What if he had had oil on his jeans that rubbed off, would that have been the couch manufacturer's fault?

timbstoke

I do find some of the threads here almost hilariously absurd sometimes. Are the posters here seriously saying that it is perfectly acceptable for a brand new sofa to be unable to handle somebody sitting on it for a couple of hours without staining, and that it's entirely the fault of the person sitting on it if this happens?

The manufacturer may be right - it might not be a manufacturing fault. However, that shouldn't leave the retailer home and dry. A sofa is designed for sitting on. If you can't sit on a sofa without worrying about the colour of your trousers, then the sofa is self evidently not fit for purpose.

PasturesNew

If you can't get mad, you just want to get even, then buy some cheap/new jeans - possibly even give them another dying session .... then visit their store and try out all the light coloured sofas one hot afternoon.

foxtrotoscar_2

timbstoke wrote: »

I do find some of the threads here almost hilariously absurd sometimes. Are the posters here seriously saying that it is perfectly acceptable for a brand new sofa to be unable to handle somebody sitting on it for a couple of hours without staining, and that it's entirely the fault of the person sitting on it if this happens?

The manufacturer may be right - it might not be a manufacturing fault. However, that shouldn't leave the retailer home and dry. A sofa is designed for sitting on. If you can't sit on a sofa without worrying about the colour of your trousers, then the sofa is self evidently not fit for purpose.

Denims leech dye...that's a well know fact. Do you wash denims/colours and whites together and blame the washing machine when the whites come out multi coloured?

Marmaduke123

I can't help wondering how your friend reacted when he saw the staining? Did he accept responsibility? Maybe a lesson learned for both of you!

peachyprice

Poppie68 wrote: »

The jeans are at fault not the sofa......Dark denim is a menance to all other fabrics until they have been washed a dozen or more times and even then dye can still rub off onto other fabrics....

And usually come with a sticker stating exactly that!

OP your 'claim' is with your friend and/or their clothing retailer.

The jeans either:

a) had a sticker on saying don't sit on light coloured furniture, which your friend chose to ignore

or

b) didn't have a warning on, in which case your friend should contact the retailer telling them their product has ruined a sofa he sat on.

This is in no way the responsibility of the sofa retailers and TBH I'm surprised you've never come across such a warning on denim clothes yourselves.

tomtontom

PasturesNew wrote: »

If you can't get mad, you just want to get even, then buy some cheap/new jeans - possibly even give them another dying session .... then visit their store and try out all the light coloured sofas one hot afternoon.

Intentionally damaging someone else's property is a criminal offence.

What a stupid suggestion.

ScorpiondeRooftrouser

timbstoke wrote: »

I do find some of the threads here almost hilariously absurd sometimes. Are the posters here seriously saying that it is perfectly acceptable for a brand new sofa to be unable to handle somebody sitting on it for a couple of hours without staining, and that it's entirely the fault of the person sitting on it if this happens?

The manufacturer may be right - it might not be a manufacturing fault. However, that shouldn't leave the retailer home and dry. A sofa is designed for sitting on. If you can't sit on a sofa without worrying about the colour of your trousers, then the sofa is self evidently not fit for purpose.

Are you seriously unable to understand that the jeans were leaking dye? It's the same as if a kid with ink on his hands smeared it on the couch. How do you suggest the retailer could stop this happening? Do you think anyone who buys a light coloured sofa should be able to return it if it gets stained for any reason? If he had sat on the carpet and stained that (as he would have), would you say the carpet wasn't fit for purpose either?

Poppie68

timbstoke wrote: »

I do find some of the threads here almost hilariously absurd sometimes. Are the posters here seriously saying that it is perfectly acceptable for a brand new sofa to be unable to handle somebody sitting on it for a couple of hours without staining, and that it's entirely the fault of the person sitting on it if this happens?

The manufacturer may be right - it might not be a manufacturing fault. However, that shouldn't leave the retailer home and dry. A sofa is designed for sitting on. If you can't sit on a sofa without worrying about the colour of your trousers, then the sofa is self evidently not fit for purpose.

It doesn't matter if the sofa is brand new or 10 years old if someone sits on it with dark denim then it rubs off, no sofa is infallible to everyday use and care needs to be made.
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EmmyLou30

Doesn't everyone know dye comes off dark jeans?! Even have a label on them usually to warn you. Personally I'd think about what trousers I wore to a friends house if I knew they had a light coloured sofa, or if unexpectedly caught out when visiting someone who had a light sofa I ask for a throw or blanket so as to protect their sofa. If a guest turned up to my house wearing dark jeans I'd politely ask them to sit on the dark brown sofa and not the beige arm chair for that reason.